The calligraphic state : textual domination and history in a Muslim society

Author/Creator:

Messick, Brinkley Morris

Publication/Creation:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1993]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The calligraphic state : textual domination and history in a Muslim society / Brinkley Messick

Series Titles:

Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 16
Comparative studies on Muslim societies ; 16.

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Islam--Yemen (Republic)
Manuscripts, Arabic--Yemen (Republic)--Public opinion
Islamic law--Yemen (Republic)
Diplomatics, Arabic--Yemen (Republic)--History
Public opinion--Yemen (Republic)
Yemen (Republic)--Civilization--20th century

Description/Summary

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xii, 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990026410030302486

ISBN:

0520076052 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520076051 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

24952868

Barcode:

000011832428